At a ceremony at the famous Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on the 12th September the Americana Music Association awarded their annual and prestigious Americana Honors & Awards Show. The big winners of the night included Gillian Welch (Artist of the Year), her partner Dave Rawlings (Instrumentalist of the Year), Jason Isbell (Song of the Year), The Civil Wars (Duo/group of the Year) and Alabama Shakes (Emerging Artist of The Year). Also honoured on the night with Lifetime Achievement awards were Bonnie Raitt (Performance), Booker T. Jones (Instrumentalist), Richard Thompson (Songwriting) and Dannis Lord (Executive).

The full list of awards are below:

Instrumentalist of the Year:Dave RawlingsAlbum of the Year: This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark; produced by Tamara Saviano and Shawn CampSong Of The Year Award:“Alabama Pines” Written by Jason Isbell and performed by Jason Isbell and the 400 UnitEmerging Artist of the Year:Alabama ShakesArtist of the Year:Gillian WelchDuo/group of the Year:The Civil WarsLifetime Achievement for Performance:Bonnie RaittLifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist:Booker T. JonesLifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting:Richard ThompsonLifetime Achievement Award for Executive:Dennis Lord